Cellular concrete houses popular in Leningrad region

According to Peterburgskaya Nedvizhimost, cellular concrete houses account for 22% of all houses in the Leningrad region's country settlements. Panel structures account for 10%; brick houses for 7%, and houses built under cast-in-place technology for 3%. Some 45% of settlements use several types of materials. Houses made from expanded concrete cost RUB 20,000 (€455.21) per m²; houses made from foam concrete cost about RUB 50,000 per m² and brick houses cost RUB 100,000 per m².

August 12, 2013 Read time: 1 min

According to Peterburgskaya Nedvizhimost, cellular concrete houses account for 22% of all houses in the Leningrad region's country settlements.

Panel structures account for 10%; brick houses for 7%, and houses built under cast-in-place technology for 3%. Some 45% of settlements use several types of materials.

Houses made from expanded concrete cost RUB 20,000 (€455.21) per m²; houses made from foam concrete cost about RUB 50,000 per m² and brick houses cost RUB 100,000 per m².

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CEMEX provides aggregates for US online retailer complex

CEMEX USA is supplying nearly 300,000 tonnes of aggregates for the new Carrie Meek Warehouse/Nebula complex near Miami, Florida.

The 274,320 square-metre complex, located in Opa-Locka, will house an online retailer and is expected to open by late 2018. CEMEX crews are supplying 80,000 tonnes of limerock base, 50,000 tonnes of fill screenings as well as 50,000 tonnes of ASTM 57 and ASTM 4 rock combined for the project. In addition, 100,000 tonnes of crushed concrete will be used to meet specifications. C

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Lafarge applies for fuel alternative

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Kenya: KES 3 billion precast concrete factory set up by BMWP

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Loading and hauling work at a quarry operated by First Nerudnaya Company, Russia’s largest crushed stone producer

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